Mel Gibson wanted to star in ‘Schindler’s List’ years before antisemitic rant

Mel Gibson wanted to star in ‘Schindler’s List’ years before antisemitic rant

More than two decades before his infamous roadside antisemitic rant, Mel Gibson was angling to star in “Schindler’s List.”  According to The Hollywood Reporter, the “Braveheart” actor “was interested” in playing Oskar Schindler, a German Nazi party member who saved more than 1,000 Jews during the Holocaust.  “Mel Gibson’s name came up,” said Creative Artists … Read more

How Robin Williams cheered up Steven Spielberg when he was directing ‘Schindler’s List’

How Robin Williams cheered up Steven Spielberg when he was directing ‘Schindler’s List’

That’s what friends are for. Steven Spielberg has revealed that his late pal Robin Williams called him every week to cheer him up while he was filming his 1993 Holocaust movie, “Schindler’s List.” Spielberg’s friendship with Williams stretched back to “Hook,” the 1991 flick that Spielberg directed and featured Williams as an adult Peter Pan. … Read more